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MEMBERS GATHERAT GOLF DAY

AND MORE!KEY ROLE TO PLAYIreland defines scope of work duringtwo well-attended Roadshows

LEEA demonstrated its credentials to support members andend users of lifting equipment in Ireland at two successfulLifting the LoadOut on the Road Roadshows in Belfastand Dublin during the same week in June.

The association delivered a lifting equipment exhibition,seminars and networking opportunities to Belfast on the Tuesdaybefore travelling south to Dublin two days later. Each Roadshowtook place from 10am to 3pm and included presentations ontopical subjects, professional networking, exhibition space forLEEA members, a buffet lunch and was free to attendees. TheRoadshows exceeded original expectations and welcomed 47visitors to Belfast and 45 to Dublin.

Presentations got underway at 11am and were delivered byAndrew Wright, learning and development manager; and DenisHogan, UK country manager and regional managerwest. Wrightintroduced the LEEA Academy before Hogan tackled LiftingEquipment Documentation.

Hogan said: There was demand to take our Roadshowconcept to Ireland and continue to raise our profile in a marketthat is facing many challenges and opportunities related to thesupply and use of lifting equipment. Both events were measurablein success by the level of questions and interaction followingpresentations and around the Roadshows generally.

Irelands Health & Safety Authority (HSA) has responsibility forworkplace health and safety in the southern region and LEEA hasa clear role to play in the provision of technical and legal advicefor those working with lifting equipment in the geography.

Hogan said: There were many questions about technical andlegal matters and it was encouraging that, as the representativebody for all those involved in the lifting industry worldwide, wewere able to provide the answers that will be helpful to attendeesand their companies moving forward.

Hogan explained that there are many similarities to observebetween the documentation produced by the HSA and that of theUKs LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting EquipmentRegulations). The HSA regulations are being used by the oil andgas sector which represents another fit given the volume ofactivity taking place in exploration off the Irish coastline, heobserved.

LEEA also has a role to play in inspection because the oiland gas sector requires people who are qualified to do the work,Hogan added.

LEEA currently has 13 members in Northern Ireland and thereare 14 existing members in the Republic of Ireland. Theassociation has recently received five new applications formembership in the Republic which will go through themembership assessment process and, if successful, will receiveformal offers of membership from the association.

LEEA will take the Lifting the LoadOut on the RoadRoadshow to the Holiday Inn, Cardiff on 17 September.

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Andrew Wright addresses attendees(left), while networking takes placeover lunch (below).

Belfast and Dublin were the backdrops totwo recent LEEA Roadshows in Ireland.

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THE LIFTING ENGINEER VOLUME 1 ISSUE NUMBER 3 JULY-AUGUST 2015

Geoff Holden updates members on progress of the learningmanagement system, reflects on recent events and looksforward to LiftEx.

BUSY START TOTHE SUMMER

Progress continues apace on the newLEEA learning management system.The learning material will besupported by a wide variety of computergenerated images of various pieces ofequipment, some static and someanimated. These willallow students a muchgreater understanding ofthe equipment they willsee in the field. We havesuspended enrolmentsonto online courses forthe summer allowing allnew students for Part 1and Lifting EquipmentGeneral to go directlyonto the new system inSeptember.

The technical teamhave been busy withaudits of members acrossthe UK plus France, Qatar,USA, Saudi Arabia andKuwait. This increasedengagement withmembers is helping manymore in their developmentto full membership.

The focus for trainingseems to have moved tothe UK with very highactivity levels in theHuntingdon training centre and coursesbeing delivered at members premises inAberdeen, Glasgow, Middlesbrough,Tyneside, Gt Yarmouth and Shropshire. Inaddition we delivered overseas courses atQCC in Abu Dhabi and to a member inMacedonia.

We have completed the installation ofour training structures at Huntingdon withthe installation of a 125kg swing jib kindlydonated by a member company. Work isnow underway to incorporate practicalsessions using all this new equipment intothe runways and light crane structurescourse.

The LEEA Roadshows in Ireland werewell supported and a great success with

very positive feedback from all whoattended. We are working with members inIreland to see how we can improvetechnical support, possibly through a localtechnical subcommittee reporting into thetechnical committee.

The LEEA Lifting &Rigging Conference Asiain Singapore saw 150delegates enjoy a widerange of speakers overthe two days. Thedelegates all gave goodfeedback about the eventand the success could bewitnessed by the factthat the room was stillfull at the end of thesecond day despite yourstruly being the closingspeaker!

John and Emma madea visit to the newLiverpool ExhibitionCentre to view the finalstages of theconstruction. The facilityis excellent and shouldensure that LiftEx 2015 isa great success.

The LEEA Golf Day,organised by RUD Chainsat Celtic Manor, was a

great success despite Wales living up to itsreputation for rainy weather. That didntdampen the enthusiasm of the 56 golferswho attended. Alan Walton did anexcellent job organising it and now passesthe baton over to William Hackett for the2016 event, which I understand will beheld at a course just outside Durham.

Geoff Holden

THE LEEA ROADSHOWSIN IRELAND WERE WELL

SUPPORTED AND AGREAT SUCCESS WITH

VERY POSITIVEFEEDBACK FROM ALL

WHO ATTENDED.

LiftEx will take place at theLiverpool Exhibition Centre 11-12November, incorporating a number ofnew features, including a co-locatedconference on the second day.

The LiftEx Industry Conferencewill take place for the first timealongside the exhibition, featuring aseries of short presentationsdelivered by leading figures from thelifting equipment industry.

Striking a balance betweeninternational, headline speakers andothers representing lifting activity inthe local area, the conference isexpected to attract C-level executivesand material handling managers whowork in every aspect of the industry.

Headline presenters include IanSimpson, HM principal specialistinspector of health and safety,mechanical engineering, Health &Safety Executive (HSE); and IngoRuehl from CERN, the EuropeanOrganisation for Nuclear Research.

A larger exhibition area willinclude over 100 companiesshowcasing the latest innovations,products and services. Over 1,500dedicated industry professionals andend users from a wide range ofvertical markets, includingconstruction, oil and gas, utilities andmanufacturing, are expected to visitthe exhibition over the two days.

Innovation will feature heavily onthe show floor with the InnovationFast Pitch arena, which will be a keyhighlight for visitors looking for thelatest products on offer in theindustry in a fast-movingenvironment. Also new for this yearwill be an opportunity to join fellowattendees at the LiftEx NetworkingEvening at the end of Day One.

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The Lifting Engineer is designed to give members an update on industry activities, LEEA activities and areasthat would be of technical interest to the membership. Whilst we are happy to identify new innovations andtechnical advances within the industry, we do not see it as a platform for sales promotion or marketing ofproduct launches. Send stories for consideration to john.williams@leeaint.com. LEEA

THE LIFTING ENGINEER VOLUME 1 ISSUE NUMBER 3 JULY-AUGUST 2015

LEEA LAUNCHES LIFTING & RIGGINGCONFERENCE MIDDLE EAST IN DUBAIAsecond, high-level, regional conferencehas been launchedthe LEEA Lifting &Rigging Conference Middle East will takeplace at the Shangri-La Hotel on SheikhZayed Road in Dubai, 14-15 December 2015.

After the successful staging of the LEEALifting & Rigging Conference Asia last month(June) in Singapore, the announcement thata Dubai event will offer two days ofpresentations and networking for liftingindustry professionals working with cranes,hoists and rigging equipment in the MiddleEast will be warmly received byprofessionals in the region.

Mark Bridger, a director at LEEAsorganising partner Bridger Howes Limited,said: The spotlight has well and trulyreturned to Dubai and the Middle Eastahead of the World Expo 2020, which willtake place there in five years time. As theregion pioneers new paths of developmentand innovation it is important that an

annual, safety-themed lifting conferencepositions itself to serve those working inconstruction, urban development andinfrastructure projects over the years leadingup to the mega show and beyond.

Safety-themed content will be prevalentthroughout the agenda. Early presentationssourced from leaders in the region include apaper from Compact Lifting Group, whichdistributes industry leading lifting and safetysystems throughout Europe, North Americaand the Middle East. Delegates will learnhow a wireless, hook-mounted camerasystem attaches to the hook block of a

crane and delivers video to the operator.LEEA will also update attendees on its

current work with standards bodies, industrystakeholders and governments raisinghealth and safety standards in the liftingindustry before introducing them to itsAcademy and TEAM card initiatives andapply their benefits to users of liftingequipment in Dubai and the Middle East.

A technical paper will also be deliveredby Modulift, a supplier of spreader beams,lifting beams and other below-the-hooklifting equipment.

The first ever LEEA Lifting & RiggingConference Middle East is organised byBridger Howes Limited. To discusspresentation opportunities or submit papers:Richard Howes, rich@bridgerhowes.com;sponsorship and exhibition enquiries: MarkBridger, mark@bridgerhowes.com; to registeror discuss hotel requirements: Emma Blyth,emma.blyth@leeaint.com.

Lifting industry professionalsworking with overhead cranes,hoists and rigging equipment inonshore, offshore and marineapplications attended theinaugural LEEA Lifting & RiggingConference Asia, which took placein Singapore last month (June), instrong numbers.

Delegates, who received 10SDU Points and otheraccreditations if they attendedtwo full days of the conference,were welcomed by the Singapore

Ministry of Manpower while theSingapore Institution of SafetyOfficers (SISO) and theSingapore Workplace Safety andHealth (WSH) Council wereamong other supportingorganisations.

Two days of high level,technical papers followed with apresentation from Mick Hoyle,crane, rigging and liftingspecialist at oil and gas giantExxonMobil; and a workshopdelivered by Richard Marcotte, atrainer at Industrial TrainingInternational, among thehighlights of the event for many.

LEEA chief executive GeoffHolden said: I was delighted bythe high level of support fromboth exhibitors and delegatesfor our inaugural event. A mixedprogramme of speakers engagedthe audience who remainedattentive to the end. My thanksto everyone involved especiallyBridger Howes for their effectiveorganisation, the LEEA staff, ourexhibitors and sponsors. I lookforward to our next majoreventLiftEx 2015 in Liverpoolthis November.

FIRST SINGAPORE CONFERENCE A HUGE SUCCESS

Attendeesgathered atthe end of thefirst day for anetworkingcocktailreception.

Richard Marcotte, a trainer atIndustrial Training International,delivered a workshop to kick-offDay Two.

Liftingequipmentprovidersdisplayed theirwares in atabletop-styleexhibition in thecoffee andlunch area.

LiftingRiggingConference

DELEGATES WILL LEARN HOW AWIRELESS, HOOK-MOUNTEDCAMERA SYSTEM ATTACHES TOTHE HOOK BLOCK OF A CRANEAND DELIVERS VIDEO TO THEOPERATOR.

THE LIFTING ENGINEER VOLUME 1 ISSUE NUMBER 3 JULY-AUGUST 2015

RUD WELCOMES MEMBERS TO CELTIC MANOR;HANDS OVER TO WILLIAM HACKETTRUD Chains Limited hosted the 2015 LEEA Golf Day at CelticManor Resort in Newport, Wales earlier this month (July), wheremembers played the famous Roman Road course before sittingdown to an evening meal.

Sponsors included RUD, Cento Group, William Hackett, ProliftHandling, Bridger Howes, Straightpoint, Lift Turn Move, Tiger Lifting,South Wales Lifting and Lift & Escalator.

Alan Walton, of RUD Chains Limited, who organised the day,said: I was very pleased with the attendance at the competitionand also the dinner. On the day we had 56 playing golf and 67 satdown for dinner. I think that is the most we have ever had since theLEEA Golf Day was first introduced.

He added: A big vote of thanks must go to the sponsors; stafffrom RUD who assisted me on the day; Katie Crane our marketingmanager; Emma Blyth from LEEA; and the magnificent staff at CelticManor.

Next years Golf Day will be hosted by William Hackett ChainsLimited. To discuss attendance or sponsorship contact Chris Wigginsat ChrisW@williamhackett.co.uk.

17 SeptemberCardiff Roadshow11-12 NovemberLiftEx13 NovemberAGM & Dinner Dance (members only event)14-15 DecemberLEEA Lifting & Rigging Conference Middle East

LEEA will also exhibit at RenewableUK in Liverpool, 6-8 October;and ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, 9-12 November.

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The final hole LEEA golfersnegotiated on the Roman

Road course

RUD Chains Limited hosted the2015 LEEA Golf Day at CelticManor Resort in Newport, Wales.

COURT CASE SERVESAS TIMELY REMINDERA recent court case has highlighted the importance formanufacturers to supply detailed instructions for the use andmaintenance of equipment they supply to the users of thatequipment.

This case has led LEEA to address this through a newseries of guidance documentsLEEA062.

At the Cardiff Roadshow in September, Denis Hogan willhost a presentation to give the background behind thereason why this important work is taking place.

The days play wasdiscussed over pre-dinner drinks

Attendees enjoy dinner beneath the famous names of the USAteam who graced the Celtic Manor course in the 2010 Ryder Cup.

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Confirmed speakers include:-

Ian Simpson, HM Principal Specialist Inspector of Health & Safety, Mechanical Engineering, Health & Safety Executive (HSE)Ingo Rhl, Group Leader of the Handling Engineering group within the Engineering Department at the Accelerator and Technology Sector, CERNNick Moriarty, Operations Director, Zip World / Treetop Trek and Ropes Course Developments Ltd.Tom Coyle, Managing Director, DT Engineering North West Ltd

Gerry Weston, Electrical Operations Director, DT Engineering North West LtdBryan Cronie, Industry ExpertOliver Auston, Technical Committee Chairman / Vice Chairman, and E&Q Committee Chairman, Working at Height Safety Association (WAHSA) / LEEAJohn Jones, Managing Director, Lift Turn MovePeter Abraham, Director, Adlib LightingPaul Jordan, Director, Hoist UKRichard Howes, Director, Bridger Howes Limited Geoff Holden, Chief Executive, LEEA

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